The Advanced Training Programme is run by Brentford FC Community Sports Trust.
It was set up to offer players with potential or ability who were seen at the Trust's various projects, school curriculum lessons, after school clubs, holiday camps and social inclusion sessions to have the opportunity to train in an environment that puts the player first and foremost to help develop them.
It has also developed into a pathway for player's who are at the right level to potentially progress to Brentford FC's Academy (or Centre of Excellence in the past).
Player's such as Ross Montague and currently Charlie Adams (who was part of the Trust's Futsal Programme) have come via BFCCST ATP.
It has developed now where a match programme is played with other Community Sports Trust's. This week BFCCST hosted Arsenal and Brighton at our venue in Twickenham over 2 days.
The ethos is to create a 'no fear' environment where player's are encouraged to be creative and play good football and that to make a mistake is fine and represents a learning opportunity. A Sunday League Junior football 'win at all costs' mentality is positively discouraged with the young player's we are responsible for.
For most of the player's this supplements their regular club football and we hope that what we coach them gives them an added dimension as a player. Also it gives the player's a great opportunity to represent Brentford FC CST against other like minded clubs.
Brentford will travel to Wycombe to play against them and Leicester City at Easter.
Luis Melville
Brentford FC CST
Community Development Manager
